urbanitis
nounEtymology From urban + -itis.
1
Humorous, Sometimes A notional disease associated with urban living or habits.
- The greatest hindrance to the development of a rural patriotism is that very prevalent and quite contagious disease, urbanitis.1916, Ernest Irving Antrim, Fifty million strong: or, Our rural reserve:
- There are those who return time and time again to sample the rich wilderness offerings of this granite-ribbed island in the sky. And nothing will cure an aggravated case of urbanitis quicker or more thoroughly than a weekend dose of the San Jacintos.2006, John Robinson, David Money Harris, San Bernardino Mountain Trails: 100 Hikes in Southern California, page 147: